http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7829BareLawnAndRepairs/281786399_N3X46-Ti.jpg http://elf1.smugmug.com/gallery/4754672_UsYQG/ 2008-04-19T09:10:54Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />So, here's the problem. I have this small lawn area that happens to be right in the middle of the dogs' paths to everything. During the winter, when it is sopping wet and the grass isn't gro ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281786399_N3X46" title="So, here's the problem. I have this small lawn area that happens to be right in the middle of the dogs' paths to everything. During the winter, when it is sopping wet and the grass isn't gro ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7829BareLawnAndRepairs/281786399_N3X46-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="So, here's the problem. I have this small lawn area that happens to be right in the middle of the dogs' paths to everything. During the winter, when it is sopping wet and the grass isn't gro ..." title="So, here's the problem. I have this small lawn area that happens to be right in the middle of the dogs' paths to everything. During the winter, when it is sopping wet and the grass isn't gro ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:37:12Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7829BareLawnAndRepairs/281786399_N3X46-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:14:57 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />The patchy alleged lawn is not the only project in the yard, oh no. There is also the hose reel that leaks. Into the dog bowl (cleverly mostly hidden by a pansy). See, everything has dog stu ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281785615_qsnLL" title="The patchy alleged lawn is not the only project in the yard, oh no. There is also the hose reel that leaks. Into the dog bowl (cleverly mostly hidden by a pansy). See, everything has dog stu ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7830DrippyHoseReel/281785615_qsnLL-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The patchy alleged lawn is not the only project in the yard, oh no. There is also the hose reel that leaks. Into the dog bowl (cleverly mostly hidden by a pansy). See, everything has dog stu ..." title="The patchy alleged lawn is not the only project in the yard, oh no. There is also the hose reel that leaks. Into the dog bowl (cleverly mostly hidden by a pansy). See, everything has dog stu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:42:14Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7830DrippyHoseReel/281785615_qsnLL-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:15:11 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Or there's the other faucet where the hose conveniently sprays everywhere right out of its very hoselike part, with the water not bothering to wait until it gets to the end. Which someone sh ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281785886_GrZjA" title="Or there's the other faucet where the hose conveniently sprays everywhere right out of its very hoselike part, with the water not bothering to wait until it gets to the end. Which someone sh ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7832LeakyHose/281785886_GrZjA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Or there's the other faucet where the hose conveniently sprays everywhere right out of its very hoselike part, with the water not bothering to wait until it gets to the end. Which someone sh ..." title="Or there's the other faucet where the hose conveniently sprays everywhere right out of its very hoselike part, with the water not bothering to wait until it gets to the end. Which someone sh ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:42:38Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7832LeakyHose/281785886_GrZjA-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:15:52 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />The first step is to break up the big dirty filthy spots with a spading fork. The clay soil is lovely. If it's dry, it breaks into huge pieces that won't break apart because they are like br ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281786821_dtw2J" title="The first step is to break up the big dirty filthy spots with a spading fork. The clay soil is lovely. If it's dry, it breaks into huge pieces that won't break apart because they are like br ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7835SpadingforkClayChunks/281786821_dtw2J-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The first step is to break up the big dirty filthy spots with a spading fork. The clay soil is lovely. If it's dry, it breaks into huge pieces that won't break apart because they are like br ..." title="The first step is to break up the big dirty filthy spots with a spading fork. The clay soil is lovely. If it's dry, it breaks into huge pieces that won't break apart because they are like br ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:38:11Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7835SpadingforkClayChunks/281786821_dtw2J-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:40:06 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Fortunately, a clever photographer can get dog stuff out of some photos by actually (gasp) walking over and moving the weave poles and/or changing the angle of the photo. Then it looks like ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281787109_eLttz" title="Fortunately, a clever photographer can get dog stuff out of some photos by actually (gasp) walking over and moving the weave poles and/or changing the angle of the photo. Then it looks like ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7837SpadingforkClayChunks/281787109_eLttz-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Fortunately, a clever photographer can get dog stuff out of some photos by actually (gasp) walking over and moving the weave poles and/or changing the angle of the photo. Then it looks like ..." title="Fortunately, a clever photographer can get dog stuff out of some photos by actually (gasp) walking over and moving the weave poles and/or changing the angle of the photo. Then it looks like ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:34:08Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7837SpadingforkClayChunks/281787109_eLttz-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:40:50 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />But the dog thing is ubiquitous. Say I want to take a lovely photo of the apple tree in all its fine spring plumage. Nope: Dog agility stuff. (Plus bonus compost bins. Good for dogs to stand ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281784862_fhShc" title="But the dog thing is ubiquitous. Say I want to take a lovely photo of the apple tree in all its fine spring plumage. Nope: Dog agility stuff. (Plus bonus compost bins. Good for dogs to stand ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7861AppleBlossomsAgilityCom/281784862_fhShc-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="But the dog thing is ubiquitous. Say I want to take a lovely photo of the apple tree in all its fine spring plumage. Nope: Dog agility stuff. (Plus bonus compost bins. Good for dogs to stand ..." title="But the dog thing is ubiquitous. Say I want to take a lovely photo of the apple tree in all its fine spring plumage. Nope: Dog agility stuff. (Plus bonus compost bins. Good for dogs to stand ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:35:30Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7861AppleBlossomsAgilityCom/281784862_fhShc-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 10:04:01 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />But a clever photographer can get the dog stuff out of the photo by changing the angle on the blossoming apple tree. Just a little bit.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281784700_eq29j" title="But a clever photographer can get the dog stuff out of the photo by changing the angle on the blossoming apple tree. Just a little bit."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7851AppleBlossomsfxcroptigh/281784700_eq29j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="But a clever photographer can get the dog stuff out of the photo by changing the angle on the blossoming apple tree. Just a little bit." title="But a clever photographer can get the dog stuff out of the photo by changing the angle on the blossoming apple tree. Just a little bit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:35:15Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7851AppleBlossomsfxcroptigh/281784700_eq29j-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 09:59:41 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />How about a nice photo of a pear tree in all its fine spring plumage? Nope--agility equipment. But if you were a dog working on your Aframe contacts, you could have a lovely blossomy experie ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281786343_Dm6t5" title="How about a nice photo of a pear tree in all its fine spring plumage? Nope--agility equipment. But if you were a dog working on your Aframe contacts, you could have a lovely blossomy experie ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7864PearBlossomsAframefx/281786343_Dm6t5-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="How about a nice photo of a pear tree in all its fine spring plumage? Nope--agility equipment. But if you were a dog working on your Aframe contacts, you could have a lovely blossomy experie ..." title="How about a nice photo of a pear tree in all its fine spring plumage? Nope--agility equipment. But if you were a dog working on your Aframe contacts, you could have a lovely blossomy experie ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:39:58Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7864PearBlossomsAframefx/281786343_Dm6t5-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 10:05:00 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />But a clever photographer again, with a little tweaking, can find a way to take a photo of a blooming pear tree without any dog-related stuff in the photo.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281786063_ZKqyS" title="But a clever photographer again, with a little tweaking, can find a way to take a photo of a blooming pear tree without any dog-related stuff in the photo."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7865PearBlossomsfx/281786063_ZKqyS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="But a clever photographer again, with a little tweaking, can find a way to take a photo of a blooming pear tree without any dog-related stuff in the photo." title="But a clever photographer again, with a little tweaking, can find a way to take a photo of a blooming pear tree without any dog-related stuff in the photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:36:02Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7865PearBlossomsfx/281786063_ZKqyS-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 10:05:28 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />The other thing about having crazed agility-style dogs in one's yard is that one can't just plant flowers and things just anywhere, or they will die, brutally and suddenly. So everything goe ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281784232_RnY7R" title="The other thing about having crazed agility-style dogs in one's yard is that one can't just plant flowers and things just anywhere, or they will die, brutally and suddenly. So everything goe ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7828StrawberryPot/281784232_RnY7R-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The other thing about having crazed agility-style dogs in one's yard is that one can't just plant flowers and things just anywhere, or they will die, brutally and suddenly. So everything goe ..." title="The other thing about having crazed agility-style dogs in one's yard is that one can't just plant flowers and things just anywhere, or they will die, brutally and suddenly. So everything goe ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:39:19Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7828StrawberryPot/281784232_RnY7R-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:14:42 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />I have many many flowers that I want to plant in many many pots. Just looking at this reminds me that I have many many dogs and that I cannot have a normal flower bed like--normal. So much ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281784410_8nKPe" title="I have many many flowers that I want to plant in many many pots. Just looking at this reminds me that I have many many dogs and that I cannot have a normal flower bed like--normal. So much ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7827FlowersToPlant/281784410_8nKPe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I have many many flowers that I want to plant in many many pots. Just looking at this reminds me that I have many many dogs and that I cannot have a normal flower bed like--normal. So much ..." title="I have many many flowers that I want to plant in many many pots. Just looking at this reminds me that I have many many dogs and that I cannot have a normal flower bed like--normal. So much ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:40:19Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7827FlowersToPlant/281784410_8nKPe-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:14:28 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />So I plant flowers in pots all over the yard. But if I try to take a photo, I see the little markers that I put on the screen door to prevent dogs from attempting to run through it at 33 mil ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281784633_b6CYb" title="So I plant flowers in pots all over the yard. But if I try to take a photo, I see the little markers that I put on the screen door to prevent dogs from attempting to run through it at 33 mil ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7825FlowersAndScreenDoor/281784633_b6CYb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="So I plant flowers in pots all over the yard. But if I try to take a photo, I see the little markers that I put on the screen door to prevent dogs from attempting to run through it at 33 mil ..." title="So I plant flowers in pots all over the yard. But if I try to take a photo, I see the little markers that I put on the screen door to prevent dogs from attempting to run through it at 33 mil ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:39:12Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7825FlowersAndScreenDoor/281784633_b6CYb-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:14:03 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />But a clever photographer will zoom in to get the dog-evidence out of the photo.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281784563_WuNHK" title="But a clever photographer will zoom in to get the dog-evidence out of the photo."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7826Violas/281784563_WuNHK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="But a clever photographer will zoom in to get the dog-evidence out of the photo." title="But a clever photographer will zoom in to get the dog-evidence out of the photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:36:05Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7826Violas/281784563_WuNHK-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:14:09 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Or zoom in even further to really enjoy the absence of screen doorage entirely.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281788874_agKMS" title="Or zoom in even further to really enjoy the absence of screen doorage entirely."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7826Violascr/281788874_agKMS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Or zoom in even further to really enjoy the absence of screen doorage entirely." title="Or zoom in even further to really enjoy the absence of screen doorage entirely." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:32:42Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7826Violascr/281788874_agKMS-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:14:09 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />But I digress. Lawn. Sod. Dogs. See sod rolls. See dogs lie. (They're not really dishonest. Trust me.)</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281785263_hAhsV" title="But I digress. Lawn. Sod. Dogs. See sod rolls. See dogs lie. (They're not really dishonest. Trust me.)"><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7833DogsAndSodRolls/281785263_hAhsV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="But I digress. Lawn. Sod. Dogs. See sod rolls. See dogs lie. (They're not really dishonest. Trust me.)" title="But I digress. Lawn. Sod. Dogs. See sod rolls. See dogs lie. (They're not really dishonest. Trust me.)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:35:48Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7833DogsAndSodRolls/281785263_hAhsV-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:16:07 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Here is the clever photographer's attempt to get a vista of more flower pots plus all those rolls of sod with no dogs. But no--voila le dogwalk in le background.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281787640_poexD" title="Here is the clever photographer's attempt to get a vista of more flower pots plus all those rolls of sod with no dogs. But no--voila le dogwalk in le background."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7834SodRollsAndFlowers/281787640_poexD-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Here is the clever photographer's attempt to get a vista of more flower pots plus all those rolls of sod with no dogs. But no--voila le dogwalk in le background." title="Here is the clever photographer's attempt to get a vista of more flower pots plus all those rolls of sod with no dogs. But no--voila le dogwalk in le background." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:41:21Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7834SodRollsAndFlowers/281787640_poexD-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:16:36 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />So--back to the soil. In fact the clay soil has many many useful nutrients that go beyond what the bizarre dogs absorb when they bizarrely snack on some. It just needs organic matter added t ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281787392_NL9gF" title="So--back to the soil. In fact the clay soil has many many useful nutrients that go beyond what the bizarre dogs absorb when they bizarrely snack on some. It just needs organic matter added t ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7836SpadingforkClayChunks/281787392_NL9gF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="So--back to the soil. In fact the clay soil has many many useful nutrients that go beyond what the bizarre dogs absorb when they bizarrely snack on some. It just needs organic matter added t ..." title="So--back to the soil. In fact the clay soil has many many useful nutrients that go beyond what the bizarre dogs absorb when they bizarrely snack on some. It just needs organic matter added t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:37:02Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7836SpadingforkClayChunks/281787392_NL9gF-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 14:40:12 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />Fortunately I manufacture compost right here in my very yard. Although the dogs would like to think so, they are not in fact my primary decomposers; friendly bacteria and worms and such do a ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281786571_ZDCN7" title="Fortunately I manufacture compost right here in my very yard. Although the dogs would like to think so, they are not in fact my primary decomposers; friendly bacteria and worms and such do a ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7838CompostBinInsidefx/281786571_ZDCN7-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Fortunately I manufacture compost right here in my very yard. Although the dogs would like to think so, they are not in fact my primary decomposers; friendly bacteria and worms and such do a ..." title="Fortunately I manufacture compost right here in my very yard. Although the dogs would like to think so, they are not in fact my primary decomposers; friendly bacteria and worms and such do a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:37:49Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7838CompostBinInsidefx/281786571_ZDCN7-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 09:56:02 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />After several months of decomposition (because I am lazy and don't do the shredding or turning things), it is ready to have the big woody chunks sifted out. This is my favorite part. Not. My ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281786030_R4Fdw" title="After several months of decomposition (because I am lazy and don't do the shredding or turning things), it is ready to have the big woody chunks sifted out. This is my favorite part. Not. My ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7839CompostBinSift/281786030_R4Fdw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="After several months of decomposition (because I am lazy and don't do the shredding or turning things), it is ready to have the big woody chunks sifted out. This is my favorite part. Not. My ..." title="After several months of decomposition (because I am lazy and don't do the shredding or turning things), it is ready to have the big woody chunks sifted out. This is my favorite part. Not. My ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:43:12Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7839CompostBinSift/281786030_R4Fdw-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 09:56:19 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />This is what my primary decomposers have manufactured for me. And it didn't cost me anything except some water. And sifting.</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281785722_3JWXP" title="This is what my primary decomposers have manufactured for me. And it didn't cost me anything except some water. And sifting."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7840FinishedCompostGlove/281785722_3JWXP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is what my primary decomposers have manufactured for me. And it didn't cost me anything except some water. And sifting." title="This is what my primary decomposers have manufactured for me. And it didn't cost me anything except some water. And sifting." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:36:41Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7840FinishedCompostGlove/281785722_3JWXP-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 09:57:36 <p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com">elf1</a><br />And it smells wonderful! Rich and earthy, like a forest floor! Makes me think about being out hiking instead of here in the hot sun slaving away fixing a lawn AGAIN that the dogs have ripped ...</p><p><a href="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/4754672_UsYQG#281786487_KpVjq" title="And it smells wonderful! Rich and earthy, like a forest floor! Makes me think about being out hiking instead of here in the hot sun slaving away fixing a lawn AGAIN that the dogs have ripped ..."><img src="http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7846FinishedCompostGlovecrf/281786487_KpVjq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="And it smells wonderful! Rich and earthy, like a forest floor! Makes me think about being out hiking instead of here in the hot sun slaving away fixing a lawn AGAIN that the dogs have ripped ..." title="And it smells wonderful! Rich and earthy, like a forest floor! Makes me think about being out hiking instead of here in the hot sun slaving away fixing a lawn AGAIN that the dogs have ripped ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-03T14:38:55Z elf1 http://elf1.smugmug.com http://elf1.smugmug.com/Other/The-Yard-Has-Gone-To-The-Dogs/IMG7846FinishedCompostGlovecrf/281786487_KpVjq-Th.jpg 2008-04-07 09:58:17